Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-15


Hero has "A wife and seven children. The
sister, Ellie, married Charles b. Russell,
and lives at NORTH Hero, has five children
Sarah, the eldest, married + w Kellogg
of st Adams, now deceased, leaving two
children Mrs. Agnes q story lives in
Naples, n. y, and has two children. Os-
car b. worked on the farm until seven
teen years Of age, in the meantime attend
ing school in his native town and in St
Adams, public and private, when he en-
gagged in mercantile business. Before he
was twentv-one years of age. on Dec. 18TH,
1861, he enlisted in the 9TH VT Vol Reg,
and re-enlisted in 1864, when he was com
mssioned 2nd lieut.. of the LIST Florida
cavary-was acting adiutaut three
mont his, and served for time in the as
SYST mt adjutaut generals office. He was
then sent to Milton, Florida, on detached
service as provost marshal He was mus
tered out in September 1868 and left an
honorable, clean and creditable record on
the pages of the history of the war. He
then went to New Orleans for time, and
later to McGregor Iowa, where he was en-
gagged in store for two years and six
months, when he came To Chicago, May
1865 and engaged in the hotel up to the
time of the great fire in October 1871, when
he was burned out aud lost Sl2 100 After
the fire he furnished the Union Park
Hotel and MANAGED it two years, when
he engaged with the WoltOn House which
he 50 namedD on State street. Luter he
was IN the employ Of the Illinois Central
Railway two year. still later in the county
Recorders office three years, when he be
came attached to the sheritf's Office where
he has been several years In these differ
ent positions he has won and maintained u
reputation for faithluiue-s, integrity and
a high manhood.
In 1874 he married Julia Parker, of Chi
cago they have one child, a boy, Thomas
Parker Knight. they live at Gi3 Wash
inCtOn Boulevard.
CALVIN VI. FITCH a. NJ, NJ D..
one of the most prominent. skillful and
successful physicians in Chicago is Dr.
Calvin NJ Fitch, who, as his many as
sociates, comes OF distinguished Vermont
ancestry. He was born Jan. 3D. 1922, in
the town of Sheldon, Franklin county,
and is a son of Rev. John a. Fitch, an
Episcopal clergyman who labOred in that
place for many years. His great grand
father on the maternal side was noted in
the war of the Revolution, being in com
mand of the Connecticut cavalry. His
mot hers maiden name WAS Lucia NJ. DAY.
Coz. James Fitch. his great grand father
on his fathers slde was greatly inter
ested in educational, moral nd philan-
thropic institutions and purposes and
contributed of his means to such ends he
contributed the glass and nails that were
used in the original building in which
Yale College was Instituted his great
uncle was the first president of Williams
COllege-Ebenezer Fitch-and his ances
tors on both sides show a long array of
eminent physicians and professional men.
He received his preliminary education in
his native town and took a classical course
III the University of Vermont, from which
he received the degree of Bachelor of
Arts in 1852. His medical education was
received at the University of New York.
from which he graduated in March 1882
after which he practiced with his distin-
guished uncle in New York city for two
years, when h. spent one year abroad per
fecting himself in practice III the hospitals
of London and Paris. On his return IN
1876 he established himself in practice in
Chicago, where he has since been. doing
an extensive and succe fu
business. He is member of
the Chicago and State medical societies
and of the American Medical association,
and takes rank among the best and most
skilltui phycicianS In the West, Before
he entered the University of New York he
taught school in Canada. His brol her,
John \. Fitch, is praCticing law at High
gate; his sister Elizabeth is Mrs W. ID d.
Chaplin, the wife OF Episcopal Clergyman
in Michigan a brother, James H., is an
extensive farmer in Iowa His grand
he married into the Sheldon family and
the larger part OF the property Of that
town came into the Possession of the
Bitches. DR. Fitch is a scholar OF high at
tinmen's-speakst the French and Germ an
languages tiuently and is a philologist OF
rare accomplishments. lie has some re
markable publications and a choice mis-
ctllanOus library. He is a quiet and nm
pretentiOus gentleman of the ''old school. -
In March 1860 he married Susan Ran
som they have two children, a son and
daughter. Ihe son, Walter d.. is a grad
uate lrom Rush medical college, and l., as
soclated with his father in practice; he
has spent several month i'm Europe aud
foreign parts visiting hospitals and other
wise improving himself il the science OF
medicine aud the art of of its practice a.
did his fa5htr before him. They live and
have their office AT Gij West Monroe street
/ in Il fine brick structure J.. ". u.
BTAsNE'S LIEUTESANT